Episode 39.8

When I mentioned my rankings of Survivor seasons in the last post, I realize that I had already told you where Borneo was in the rankings. When I do that, I then have to go to the most recently aired season that I have not revealed my ranking of seasons. I have told you where Caramoan and every season past it has ranked. I have also told you what I have ranked lowest and various other, random seasons. I have not yet revealed the highest ranked season as I am keeping that secret for now. But since I am telling you about how seasons rank, I might as well tell you that Philippines is 3^rd out of 38 seasons for me. I will give a ranking for this season once it is over. But enough of my ramblings.

In the first segment of the show, they had to warn us with a content adversary warning before they tell us that this is a two hour episode. Dean talks about surviving the vote at tribal council. Noura admits that she had voted for Jack at Kellee’s request. Kellee wants her to stop talking for now. She admits that what Noura is saying is true to the audience, but has to lie in order to survive. The next day, people look for a new idol since others were played. Kellee finds an idol.

The merge then happens. The players gather for a merge feast. Dan wants to reconnect with his old members. The Vokai tribe has a one member advantage. Tommy wonders what to do and which side he should join with. They are calling the planned alliance Vokai 2.0. Am I the only one who gets annoyed by the .0 designation? It is annoying and not needed. Kellee doesn’t want to join this new alliance. Tommy gets shut down from his suggestions all the time. Maybe the green ranger needs new powers.

In the second segment of the show, we return to Luma Waku, the merged tribe. Why did they call it that name? We have no idea? Kellee and Missy talk about the touching they don’t like that Dan is doing. It is making a lot of women uncomfortable. There are five people who he did this to. The producer talks to him about how this isn’t okay. That has to be a first. The producers aren’t supposed to talk back. But I do think that they lead some of what is said in confessionals.

Tommy talks to Lauren about wanting to get rid of Kellee. Kellee then gets emotional talking with Janet about how Dan is. Janet isn’t sure that Dan was as bad as he could be, but wants to stick with the other women. The women keep talking to each other about voting Dan out. Elizabeth is told to help get rid of him. People keep talking about Dan and there is footage to back up these claims.

This may be one of the most uncomfortable episodes of this show to watch, but it could be a good one in the end. Kellee wants to vote out Missy instead of Dan, not feeling that Dan should be voted out right now. Missy hears of this and isn’t sure of what to do or what to think. The game continued after a special thing might have been done in order to make sure that the game could continue.

In the third segment of the show, we get to the first immunity challenge as a merged tribe. Aaron wins the challenge. Kellee wants Missy voted out of the game, considering her loss at the challenge to be the nail in her coffin.

In the fourth segment of the show, Missy is worried about her fate in the game since Kellee was after her. But the vote could be all over the place as potential targets are brought up. Some of this is just the typical red herring. But if they do it right, they could mislead us. Dan might be the main target after all. Janet likes Dan, but feels that she morally has to turn on him. Elizabeth thinks that the real target isn’t Dan after all. She is voting against Kellee no matter what. Could she be messing up the plan?

Dan does not understand why Janet would be after him. Kellee hears that she might be the target and she looks for a second hidden immunity idol. Tommy isn’t sure which side to join. Just don’t join Rita’s. Kellee does find a second idol. Will she have to play one tonight?

In the fifth segment of the show, we get to tribal council. Rob and Sandra are there in their secret place as they normally are. There is a tribe of 13 and someone is already on the jury. Dan says that trust is outweighed by deception. You have to trust people before you can deceive them. Kellee thinks that they have to be present in the game in order to know what is going on. She thinks the game is about trust. Dean isn’t sure of his own place in the game. Can people survive in the game? Jeff goes to tally the votes and the show goes to commercial.

In the sixth segment of the show, Kellee doesn’t play an idol. But is she safe? She is not. She is voted out of the game with more than a one vote majority, it seems. Deception is more powerful than trust is. Janet then talks about how the vote went. She feels that she put her own game in danger. Janet talks to others about the vote. Lauren wasn’t comfortable voting out Dan for the reasons they were going to vote him out. What is she, a Republican in favor of Kavanaugh?

Janet explains to Dan what went on with her vote as she wants to explain what went on. Dan feels bad and people think that things have been quite overblown by things. Things are far too confusing in this world. What SVU episode is coming after this show airs? This seems to be the night of uncomfortable ways since people look for the truth with what was going on. Janet is confused by what is going on with the women in the game, perhaps thinking that they aren’t as uncomfortable as they were. But when was this producer meeting with everyone? After seeing others go into the woods, Janet tries to follow them. But she loses them and then looks for an idol on her own, which she finds.

In the seventh segment of the show, Karishma and Jamal find a note that is just randomly hanging. She wanted to grab it, but Jamal gets it first and goes off to the island immediately. Jamal reacts upon seeing the mentors of the island. He lost his vote at the next tribal council. Rob wants to give him a lesson in the act of sabotage. Can he get someone else? He gets a blank parchment.

What could Jamal do with the pencil and the parchment? He writes a fake legacy advantage. He gives it to Dean since it was revealed to be Dean’s birthday. He even tells a half truth by saying that it was his own handwriting. Aaron thinks that Jamal was intentionally targeting Dean. For the record, JT somehow had pencil in Heroes versus Villains when he wrote a note to Russell.

In the eight segment of the show, we get to the next immunity challenge. I’ve seen this one before. They are randomly offering both a man and woman immunity. Aaron and Missy are the winners. I missed who had given the confessional after the challenge.

In the ninth segment of the show, Jamal is worried about how the vote will go. People think about how they should split the vote between Karishma and Jamal. He wants the women to vote one way and the men to vote another way. Janet has been surprised at every tribal council how things have gone. We then get to the next tribal council. Janet was confused about how the previous vote went. Janet had brought up Missy’s name in the past. It was her mistake voting for what had gone on. Aaron says that she is playing the victim.

Jamal thinks that Aaron is downplaying things by dismissing Janet’s concerns. He doesn’t think that the real world is the same as Survivor’s world. Jeff mentions something to Dan but thinks might be going a bit too far with things. Karishma thinks that perception is reality. That’s not what a Survivor winner from a past season had thought. They cannot ignore the issue on Survivor about harassment and other issues like that. Jamal thinks that we should believe and hear women when they want to be heard. Jeff then wants Dan to explain what has been going on. He explains the me too movement and how it started in his business of workplace and places. He feels bad and is sorry about what he did. He thinks that he is a good person. I think that about myself, but could easily be wrong.

Janet isn’t sure that she wants to stay in the game due to all the strange situations that have been going on in the game. They want to make sure that she stays in the game. No one thinks that she did anything wrong in the end. She wants to stay in the game. Jeff explains what is going on in the game with all of the stories that are going on. How will things go into the vote? Lauren goes over the vote and how this show mirrors real life. This season has been more of an emotional rollercoaster than I’m told This is Us is. The vote happens next. Janet plays an idol on herself. Jamal is voted out.

On the next episode of Survivor, two people will be going home for some reason, but it is not explained how just yet. Sandra is surprised by what went on. We’ll find out what happens with that later. They sure are confused by some of what’s going on.

Total confessional count: Tommy- 12, Jamal- 15, Dan- 10, Elaine- 16, Lauren- 10, Elizabeth- 13, Missy- 12, Janet- 9, Kellee- 16, Dean- 11, Aaron- 14, Noura- 10, Karishma- 14; Sandra- 9, Rob- 10. New confessionals this episode: Jamal- 3, Dan- 4, Elaine- 0, Lauren- 2, Elizabeth- 4, Missy- 1, Janet- 4, Kellee- 6, Dean- 3, Aaron- 2, Noura- 1, Karishma- 2, Tommy- 3; Rob- 0, Sandra- 0.

Kellee had six new confessionals this episode, the most of everyone. Elizabeth, Dan, and Janet tie for the second highest with four a piece. Jamal had three new confessionals this episode. The lowest was Elaine with zero.  In terms of total confessionals, Kellee and Elaine tie for the highest with sixteen. Jamal was the next highest with fifteen. The third highest is a tie between Aaron and Karishma with fourteen. The lowest is Janet with nine, the only person still in single digits. There’s not much else to say so I will end this post here. For now, this is Adam Decker, signing off.